The Art of War in the Middle Ages: A.D. 378-1515

Herausgeber: Beeler, John H.

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One of the best accounts of military art in the Middle Ages between Adrianople (378 A.D.) and Marignano (1515 A.D.)

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Rev
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 1960
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 188mm x 128mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 200g
• ISBN-13: 9780801490620
• ISBN-10: 0801490626
• Artikelnr.: 21310017

Autorenporträt

C. W. C. Oman. edited by John H. Beeler

Inhaltsangabe

FOREWORD, by Edward W. Fox PREFACE, by John H. BeelerINTRODUCTIONCHAPTER I The Transition from Roman to Mediaeval Forms in War (A.D. 378
582) Disappearance of the legion
Constantine's reorganization
The German tribes
Battle of Adrianople
Theodosius accepts its teaching
Vegetius and the army at the end of the fourth century
The Goths and the Huns
Army of the Eastern Empire
Cavalry all
important.CHAPTER II The Early Middle Ages (A.D. 476
1066
1081) Paucity of data for the period
The Franks in the sixth century
Battle of Tours
Armies of Charles the Great
The Franks become horsemen
The Northman and the Magyar
Rise of feudalism
The Anglo
Saxons and their wars
The Danes and the fyrd
Military importance of the thegnhood
The Housecarls
Battle of Hastings
Battle of Durazzo.CHAPTER III The Byzantines and Their Enemies (A.D. 582
1071)Character of Byzantine Strategy Excellence of the Byzantine army
Scientific study of the art of war
Leo's Tactica
Wars with the Frank
With the Turk
With the Slav
With the Saracen
Border warfare of Christendom and Islam
Defense of the Anatolic themes
Cavalry as a defensive force
Professional and unchivalrous character of Byzantine officers.Arms, Organization, and Tactics of the Byzantine Armies Reorganization of the army of the eastern empire by Maurice
Its composition
Armament of the horseman, A.D. 600
1000
Armament of the infantry
Military train and engineers
The officers
Cavalry tactics
Leo's ideal line of battle
Military machines and their importance.CHAPTER IV The Supremacy of Feudal Cavalry (A.D. 1066
1346) Unscientific nature of feudal warfare
Consequences of headlong charges
Tactical arrangements
Their primitive nature
Nonexistence of strategy
Weakness of infantry
Attempts to introduce discipline
Rise of mercenaries
Supreme importance of fortified places
Ascendancy of the defensive
The mediaeval siege
Improvement of the arts of attack and defense of fortified places
General character of campaigns
The Crusades.CHAPTER V The Swiss (A.D. 1315
1515)Character, Arms, and Organization The Swiss and the ancient Romans
Excellence of system more important than excellence of generals
The column of pikemen
The halberdier
Rapidity of the movements of the Swiss
Defensive armor
Character of Swiss armies. Tactics and Strategy The captains of the Confederates
The echelon of three columns
The wedge and the hedgehog formations.Development of Swiss Military Supremacy Battle of Morgarten
Battle of Laupen
Battle of Sempach
BattIe of Arbedo
Moral ascendancy of the Swiss
Battle of Grandson
Battle of Morat
Wars of the last years of the fifteenth century.Causes of the Decline of Swiss Ascendancy The tactics of the Swiss become stereotyped
The Landsknechte and their rivalry with the Swiss
The Spanish infantry and the short sword
Battle of Ravenna
Fortified positions
Battle of La Bicocca
Increased use of artillery
Battle of Marignano
Decay of discipline in the Swiss armies and its consequences.CHAPTER VI The English and Their Enemies (A.D. 1272
1485) The longbow and its origin, Welsh rather than Norman
Its rivalry with the crossbow
Edward I and the battle of Falkirk
The bow and the pike
Battle of Bannockburn and its lessons
The French knighthood and the English archery
Battle of Crécy
Battle of Poitiers
Du Guesclin and the English reverses
Battle of Agincourt
The French wars, 1415
1453
Battle of Formigny
Wars of the Roses
King Edward IV and his generalship
Barnet and Tewkesbury
Towton.CHAPTER VII Conclusion Ziska and the Hussites
The wagon fortress and the tactics depending on it
Ascendancy and decline of the Hussites
Battle of Lipan
The Ottomans
Organization and equipment of the Janizaries
The timariot cavalry
The other nations of Europe
Concluding remarks.CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF BATTLESINDEX